Common 12-letter words that start with L
With their Scrabble points and, for the first five, a short meaning, most used first.
- laboratories★14a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- localization★23the act of localizing
- longitudinal★14of or relating to lines of longitude
- lamentations★14the act of lamenting
- legislatures★13persons who make or amend or repeal laws
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LA…
12-letter words starting with LA (114)
Top score: LACQUERWORKS, 30 points
laboratories★14lamentations★14lacquerworks30lacquerwares26lamprophyricUK26lachrymatoryUK25lachrymosely25lachrymosity25lampblackingUK25laminarizingUK24lampadomancyUK24lamprophyresUK24laryngophonyUK24laicizations23lalapaloozasnot in WWF23
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lallapaloozaUK23lampadedromyUK23laryngectomy23laryngoscopy23lachrymariesUK22lachrymationUK22lachrymators22landskippingUK22landsknechtsUK22lateralizing22lawbreakings22laxativenessUK22laterization21latinization21latticeworks21laundrywomannot in WWF21laundrywomennot in WWF21labyrinthian20labyrinthine20lactoflavinsUK20ladylikenessUK20lagomorphousUK20lammergeyers20lamplighters20landlubberly20laparoscopic20laryngoscope20laryngospasmUK20lasciviously20labefactionsUK19lacerabilityUK19lallygagging19lapidescenceUK19laryngologicUK19laboursavingUK18lactalbumins18lactescencesUK18lactobacilli18lallygaggersnot in WWF18landholdings18landscapingsnot in WWF18languishment18laparoscopes18larrikinismsUK18latchstrings18latifundiumsnot in WWF18lavishnesses18lawfulnesses18labouriouslynot in WWF17lammergeiers17lanceolatelyUK17landboardingUK17landfillingsUK17landgravatesUK17landgraviateUK17landgravinesUK17landscapists17languishingsUK17lapidicolousUK17largehearted17laryngitides17laticiferousUK17laureateship17labradoodlesnot in WWF16lacrimations16lactoproteinnot in WWF16lamellicorns16lampooneries16landlordisms16languorously16laparotomies16laryngealistnot in WWF16laryngitises16labiodentals15labourednessUK15labradorites15laggardliestUK15laminarisingUK15langbeinites15lateenriggedUK15laudableness15labanotation14lacertiliansnot in WWF14laciniations14lacunositiesUK14laicisationsUK14lamellationsUK14lancinationsUK14languagelessUK14landaulettesUK13landlessness13langoustines13lateralisingUK13latitudinousUK13launderettes13lateralitiesUK12laterisationUK12latinisationUK12latirostrateUK12
LE…
12-letter words starting with LE (99)
Top score: LEXICALIZING, 31 points. to make lexical
legislatures★13lexicalizing31lexicography30lethargizingUK26legitimizing25lexigraphiesUK25legitimatize24legitimizers24leatherbacks23leukocytoticUK23leachability22leatherworksnot in WWF22legalization22letterboxing22leukoplakias22
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lexicalisingUK22lexicologies22lexicologist22leathernecks21leptocephali21leucocytoticUK21leukemogenic21leukocytoses21leukocytosis21lexicalities21leapfrogging20leptodactylsUK20leucoplakiasUK20leukopoietic20leatherheadsUK19leatherwoods19lectureships19leopardskinsUK19leucocytosesnot in WWF19leucocytosisnot in WWF19leukaemogensUK19leatherboundUK18leatherleafsnot in WWF18leatherwearsnot in WWF18legitimately18leptosomaticUK18leucitohedraUK18leucopoieticUK18leukopoieses18leukopoiesis18levorotatory18learnabilitynot in WWF17leathergoodsUK17lecithinases17legitimacies17legitimisticUK17leiotrichiesUK17leiotrichousUK17lengtheningsnot in WWF17lenticularlyUK17leontopodiumUK17lepidomelaneUK17lepidopteran17lepidopteronUK17lethargisingUK17leucaemogensUK17leucodermiasUK17leucoplastidUK17leucorrhoealUK17leucorrhoeasnot in WWF17leaderboardsnot in WWF16leaseholders16legerdemains16legislatives16legitimating16legitimising16leprosariums16letterspaces16leucopoiesesUK16leucopoiesisUK16leukotrienes16leaflessnessUK15leatherettes15leatherinessnot in WWF15legibilities15legitimation15legitimatiseUK15legitimators15legitimisersUK15leisurewearsUK15lemongrasses15lentiviruses15leopardesses15lepidosirensUK15levitational15lectionaries14lectisterniaUK14lenticellateUK14leadennesses13legalisationnot in WWF13legionnaires13legislations13legislatressUK13leisureliestUK12
LI…
12-letter words starting with LI (119)
Top score: LIQUEFACTIVE, 29 points (tied with one other). pertaining to liquefaction
liquefactivenot in WWF29liquifactiveUK29liquefacientUK26liquefaction26liquidambars26liquifactionUK26liquescencesUK25liberalizing24lithotritizeUK24liberalizers23lightweights23lithographic23lifemanships22lightkeepersnot in WWF22liquidations22
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liquidnesses22literalizing22lithographed22lithospheric22lixiviations22linebackings21lionizations21literalizersUK21lithographer21lithophagousUK21lithospermumUK21lickspittles20lighthearted20lipographiesUK20lithophilousUK20lithospheres20livebloggingUK20livetrapping20lifelikeness19limelighting19limnophilousUK19lithomanciesUK19lithotomicalUK19lithotripticUK19livebloggersUK19livermoriumsnot in WWF19libidinosityUK18libidinously18lifeguarding18likabilities18likeablenessnot in WWF18limelightersUK18lithological18liturgically18liverishness18liverspottednot in WWF18livestreamednot in WWF18liberticidalUK17liberticidesUK17licentiously17limacologiesUK17limacologistUK17limnological17limpidnesses17lipidoplastsUK17listenership17literaryismsUK17lithometeorsUK17lithotomistsUK17lithotripter17lithotriptor17lithotriticsUK17liturgiology17livabilities17liveablenessUK17liberalistic16libertinisms16ligniperdousUK16ligulifloralUK16likelinessesnot in WWF16limbernesses16linebreeding16lipoproteins16liposuctions16lithologistsUK16livingnesses16liberalising15libertinages15lieutenantryUK15lifelessness15limnologists15linecastings15linguistical15linocuttingsnot in WWF15lisianthusesnot in WWF15litholatriesUK15litholatrousUK15lithotritiesUK15lithotritiseUK15lithotritistUK15lithotritorsUK15livelinesses15liablenessesUK14liberalisersUK14liberalities14libertarians14licentiationUK14lilliputians14liminalitiesnot in WWF14limitational14liriodendronUK14lissomnessesUK14literalistic14linguistriesUK13literalisingnot in WWF13lionisationsUK12listlessness12literalisersUK12literalities12literariness12literateness12literositiesUK12litterateurs12littlenesses12
LO…
12-letter words starting with LO (63)
Top score: LOBOTOMIZING, 26 points (tied with two others). to perform a lobotomy on
localization★23longitudinal★14lobotomizing26locksmitheryUK26loquaciously26locksmithing24lockstitched24lophobranchsUK24loxodromicalUK24lockstitches23lollapalooza23locomotivelyUK22locomotivityUK22lophophoratenot in WWF22locomobilityUK21
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lovesickness21loveworthierUK21loveworthiesUK21loansharkingnot in WWF20logomachistsUK20logagraphiasUK19loggerheadedUK19logographersUK19logographiesUK19lollygagging19loudspeakers19loadsamoneysUK18loathfulnessUK18logistically18lognormality18lollygaggersnot in WWF18longshoreman18longshoremen18lobotomising17locationally17logocentrismnot in WWF17logodaedalicUK17longshorings17lovabilities17loveablenessUK17lomentaceousnot in WWF16longicaudateUK16lopsidedness16lovingnesses16loadsamoniesUK15loganberries15loganiaceousUK15logicalities15logisticians15logodaedalusUK15longipennateUK15longsomeness15loosestrifes15lovelessness15lovelinesses15lovelornness15localisationnot in WWF14lollapaloosanot in WWF14lonesomeness14longirostralUK13lordlinesses13lordolatriesUK13lonelinesses12
LU…
12-letter words starting with LU (29)
Top score: LUMBERJACKET, 29 points. a jacket worn by loggers
LY…
12-letter words starting with LY (20)
Top score: LYMPHOGRAPHY, 31 points. roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a…
About these words
- 444 of the 21,965 12-letter words start with L (2%).
- 267 are good in NWL2023, 430 in Collins Scrabble Words, 259 in WOW24 and 226 in the Words With Friends list. 5 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, lexicalizing and lymphography share the top score (31), then lexicography, lacquerworks and lyophilizing (30 each).